Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 234 / Thursday, December 7, 2023 / Proposed Rules 85133 

PART 926—[REMOVED] 

PART 929—[REMOVED] 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26887 Filed 12–6–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2269; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–ASO–4] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Jet Routes and 

Domestic Very High Frequency 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

Airways and Revocation of Jet Route; 

Eastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend six jet routes and six domestic 

Very High Frequency Omnidirectional 

Range (VOR) Federal airways in the 

eastern United States. In addition, this 

action proposes to revoke one existing 

jet route. These actions support the 

Little Rock, AR (LIT), VOR/Tactical Air 

Navigation (VORTAC) relocation 

project. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by FAA Docket No. FAA–2023–2269 

and Airspace Docket No. 23–ASO–4 

using any of the following methods: 

* Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

* Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

* Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

* Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at (202) 493–2251. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. You may also contact the 

Rules and Regulations Group, Office of 

Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Vidis, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of the airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it amends the 

route structure to maintain the efficient 

flow of air traffic within the National 

Airspace System (NAS). 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites interested persons to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting written comments, data, or 

views. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should submit only one 

time if comments are filed 

electronically, or commenters should 

send only one copy of written 

comments if comments are filed in 

writing. 

The FAA will file in the docket all 

comments it receives, as well as a report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerning 

this proposed rulemaking. Before acting 

on this proposal, the FAA will consider 

all comments it receives on or before the 

closing date for comments. The FAA 

will consider comments filed after the 

comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. The FAA may change 

this proposal in light of the comments 

it receives. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Availability of Rulemaking Documents 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at www.faa.gov/air_

traffic/publications/airspace_

amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Operations office 

(see ADDRESSES section for address, 

phone number, and hours of 

operations). An informal docket may 

also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 210, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 

30337. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Jet routes are published in paragraph 

2004 and domestic VOR Federal airways 

are published in paragraph 6010(a) of 

FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This 

document proposes to amend the 

current version of that order, FAA Order 

JO 7400.11H, dated August 11, 2023, 

and effective September 15, 2023. These 

updates would be published in the next 

update to FAA Order JO 7400.11. That 

order is publicly available as listed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this document. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A, 

B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 


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85134 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 234 / Thursday, December 7, 2023 / Proposed Rules 

Background 

This action is proposed due to the 

Little Rock, AR (LIT), VORTAC 

relocation project. The land where the 

Little Rock VORTAC resides is being 

sold which requires its relocation. The 

Little Rock VORTAC is be planned to be 

relocated in September 2024 from its 

current location, ‘‘lat. 34°40′39.62′′ N, 

long. 092°10′–49.90′′ W’’, to 

approximately 8.06 nautical miles (NM) 

north, ‘‘lat. 34°48′36.36′′ N, long. 

092°09′07.44′′ W’’. The facility 

identification will remain unchanged. 

The magnetic variation for the current 

Little Rock VORTAC is 5°E and will 

change to 0°E after the relocation. The 

route modifications proposed would 

realign the airway structure resulting 

from relocating the Little Rock 

VORTAC. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 to amend J–6, J–14, 

J–66, J–101, J–131, J–180, V–54, V–74, 

V–124, V–305, V–532, and V–573, and 

to revoke V–534 to support the Little 

Rock, AR (LIT), VORTAC relocation 

project and Next Generation Air 

Transportation System (NextGen), 

which provides a modern United States 

Air Navigation (RNAV) route structure 

to improve the efficiency of the National 

Airspace System (NAS). The proposed 

changes are described below. 

J–6: J–6 currently extends between the 

Salinas, CA (SNS), VORTAC and the 

Little Rock, AR (LIT), VORTAC, and 

between the Charleston, WV (HVQ), 

VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(VOR/DME) and the Albany, NY (ALB), 

VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove 

the airway segment between the Will 

Rogers, OK (IRW), VORTAC and the 

Little Rock VORTAC as this segment is 

not needed due to redundant navigation 

capability provided by jet route J–14. As 

amended, the airway would extend 

between the Salinas VORTAC and the 

Will Rogers VORTAC, and between the 

Charleston VOR/DME and the Albany 

VORTAC. 

J–14: J–14 currently extends between 

the Panhandle, TX (PNH), VORTAC and 

the Vulcan, AL (VUZ), VORTAC. The 

FAA proposes to add the KOMMA, OK, 

Fix, and the JMUCK, MS, Fix to the part 

71 description as it would be a turn of 

more than one degree. The JMUCK Fix 

is defined by the intersection of the 

relocated Little Rock, AR (LIT), 

VORTAC 105°True (T)/ 

105°Magnetic(M) and the Vulcan 

VORTAC 284°T/282°M radials. 

J–66: J–66 currently extends between 

the Newman, TX (EWM), VORTAC and 

the Rome, GA (RMG), VORTAC. The 

FAA proposes to add the MEEOW, AR, 

Fix to the part 71 description as it 

would be a turn of more than one 

degree. 

J–101: J–101 currently extends 

between the Humble, TX (IAH), 

VORTAC and the Sault Ste Marie, MI 

(SSM), VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to 

add the CISAR, AR, Fix to the part 71 

description as it would be a turn of 

more than one degree. 

J–131: J–131 currently extends 

between the San Antonio, TX (SAT), 

VORTAC and the Pocket City, IN (PXV), 

VORTAC. The FAA proposes to add the 

RUSLR, MO, Fix to the part 71 

description as it would be a turn of 

more than one degree. 

J–180: J–180 currently extends 

between the Humble, TX (IAH), 

VORTAC and the Foristell, MO (FTZ), 

VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove 

the airway segments between the 

Humble VORTAC and the Little Rock, 

AR (LIT), VORTAC due to the 

scheduled decommissioning of the 

Daisetta, TX (DAS), VORTAC and the 

Sawmill, LA (SWB), VOR/DME. 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) traffic may 

continue to utilize parallel jet routes J– 

101 and J–29. Additionally, aircraft may 

navigate via point-to-point navigation 

using the fixes that will remain in place, 

or request and receive air traffic control 

(ATC) radar vectors through and around 

the area. As amended, jet route J–180 

would extend between the Little Rock 

VORTAC and the Foristell VORTAC. 

V–54: V–54 consists of two parts: 

between the Waco, TX (ACT), VORTAC, 

and the Little Rock, AR (LIT), VORTAC; 

and between the Sandhills, NC (SDZ), 

VORTAC, and the Kinston, NC (ISO), 

VORTAC. The FAA proposes to add the 

MUFRE, AR, Fix and modify the 

description to be the Texarkana, AR 

(TXK), VORTAC, 052°T/045°M and the 

Little Rock VORTAC, 230°T/230°M 

radials. Additionally, the FAA proposes 

to add to the part 71 description that the 

airway excludes restricted area R–2403B 

when it is active. The second part of the 

route would remain unchanged as 

currently charted. 

V–74: V–74 currently extends 

between Garden City, KS (GCK), 

VORTAC, and the Magnolia, MS (MHZ), 

VORTAC. The FAA proposes to add the 

OLLAS, AR, Fix to the part 71 

description as it would be a turn of 

more than one degree. 

V–124: V–124 currently extends 

between the Bonham, TX (BYP), 

VORTAC and the Gilmore, AR (GQE), 

VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to 

reconnect to the existing airway at the 

HILLE, AR, Fix, and add to the part 71 

description that the airway excludes 

restricted area R–2403B when it is 

active. Additionally, the FAA proposes 

to remove the route segment between 

the HILLE Fix and the Gilmore VOR/ 

DME as it is not needed for ATC 

services. In order to navigate through 

and around the Memphis area, IFR 

traffic may continue to utilize VOR 

Federal airways V–16 and V–159. Air 

traffic may also utilize RNAV route T– 

398. Visual Flight Rules (VFR) air traffic 

may also utilize all of the previously 

listed routes. Aircraft may also navigate 

via point-to-point navigation using the 

fixes that will remain in place, or 

request and receive ATC radar vectors 

through and around the area. As 

amended, V–124 would extend between 

the Bonham VORTAC and the HILLE 

Fix. 

V–305: V–305 consists of two parts: 

between the El Dorado, AR (ELD), VOR/ 

DME, and the Walnut Ridge, AR (ARG), 

VORTAC; and between Cunningham, 

KY (CNG), VOR/DME, and the 

Brickyard, IN (VHP), VORTAC. The 

FAA proposes to add the UKORE, AR, 

Fix to the part 71 description as it 

would be a turn of more than one 

degree, and that the airway excludes 

restricted area R–2403B when it is 

active. 

V–532: V–532 currently extends 

between Little Rock, AR (LIT), VORTAC 

and the Lincoln, NE (LNK), VORTAC. 

The FAA proposes to remove the route 

segments between the Little Rock 

VORTAC and the Fort Smith, AR (FSM), 

VORTAC due to lack of use as V–74 

offers a more direct path for aircraft to 

navigate between the Little Rock 

VORTAC and the Fort Smith VORTAC. 

Additionally, V–303 would continue to 

provide navigation capability between 

the BLURB, AR, Fix and the Fort Smith 

VORTAC. As amended, V–532 would 

extend between the Fort Smith 

VORTAC and the Lincoln VORTAC. 

V–534: V–534 currently extends 

between Little Rock, AR (LIT), VORTAC 

and the Fort Smith, AR (FSM), 

VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove 

the entire route due to lack of use as V– 

74 offers a more direct path for aircraft 

to navigate between Little Rock 

VORTAC and Fort Smith VORTAC. 

V–573: V–573 currently extends 

between Will Rogers, OK (IRW), 

VORTAC and the Little Rock, AR (LIT), 

VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove 

the route segment between Hot Springs, 

AR (HOT), VOR/DME and Little Rock 

VORTAC due to V–124 providing 

redundant navigation capability. As 

amended, V–573 would extend between 

Will Rogers VORTAC and the Hot 

Springs VOR/DME. 

The full descriptions of the above 

routes are listed in the proposed 

regulatory text of this NPRM. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 234 / Thursday, December 7, 2023 / Proposed Rules 85135 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. It, 

therefore: (1) is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 

rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies 

and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 

26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant 

preparation of a regulatory evaluation as 

the anticipated impact is so minimal. 

Since this is a routine matter that will 

only affect air traffic procedures and air 

navigation, it is certified that this 

proposed rule, when promulgated, will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as 

follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 

1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO 7400.11H, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 11, 2023, and 

effective September 15, 2023, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 2004 Jet Routes 

* * * * * 

J–6 [Amended] 

From Salinas, CA; INT Salinas 145° and 

Avenal, CA, 292° radials; Avenal; INT Avenal 

119°and Palmdale, CA, 310° radials; 

Palmdale; Hector, CA; Needles, CA; Drake, 

AZ; Zuni, AZ; Albuquerque, NM; Tucumcari, 

NM; Panhandle, TX; to Will Rogers, OK. 

From Charleston, WV; INT Charleston 076° 

and Martinsburg, WV, 243° radials; 

Martinsburg; Lancaster, PA; Broadway, NJ; 

Sparta, NJ; to Albany, NY. 

* * * * * 

J–14 [Amended] 

From Panhandle, TX; Will Rogers, OK; INT 

Will Rogers 097°T/090°M and Little Rock, AR 

276°T/276°M radials; Little Rock; INT Little 

Rock 105°T/105°M and Vulcan, AL 284°T/ 

282°M radials; to Vulcan. 

* * * * * 

J–66 [Amended] 

From Newman, TX; via Big Spring, TX; 

Abilene, TX; Ranger, TX; Bonham, TX; INT 

Bonham 070°T/064°M and Little Rock, AR 

247°T/247°M radials; Little Rock; Memphis, 

TN; INT Memphis 100° and Rome, GA 284° 

radials; to Rome. 

* * * * * 

J–101 [Amended] 

From Humble, TX, Lufkin, TX; INT Lufkin 

031°T/026°M and Little Rock, AR 210°T/ 

210°M radials; Little Rock; St. Louis, MO; 

Spinner, IL; Pontiac, IL; Joliet, IL; 

Northbrook, IL; Badger, WI; Green Bay, WI; 

to Sault Ste Marie, MI. 

* * * * * 

J–131 [Amended] 

From San Antonio, TX, via INT San 

Antonio 007° and Ranger, TX, 214° radials; 

Ranger; Texarkana, AR; Little Rock, AR; INT 

Little Rock 049°T/049°M and Walnut Ridge, 

AR 077°T/073°M radials; to Pocket City, IN. 

* * * * * 

J–180 [Amended] 

From Little Rock, AR; to Foristell, MO. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways 

* * * * * 

V–54 [Amended] 

From Waco, TX; to Cedar Creek, TX. From 

Texarkana, AR; INT Texarkana 052° and 

Little Rock, AR, 230° radials; to Little Rock. 

From Sandhills, NC; INT Sandhills 146° and 

Fayetteville, NC, 267° radials; Fayetteville; to 

Kinston, NC. Excluding R–2403B when 

active. 

* * * * * 

V–74 [Amended] 

From Garden City, KS; to Dodge City, KS. 

From Pioneer, OK; Tulsa, OK; Fort Smith, 

AR; 6 miles, 7 miles wide (4 miles north and 

3 miles south of centerline) INT Fort Smith 

112°T/105°M and Little Rock, AR 284°T/ 

284°M radials; Little Rock; Pine Bluff, AR; 

Greenville, MS; to Magnolia, MS. Excluding 

R–2403A and R–2403B when active. 

* * * * * 

V–124 [Amended] 

From Bonham, TX, via Paris, TX; Hot 

Springs, AR; Little Rock, AR; to INT Little 

Rock 071°T/071°M and Marvel, AR, 326°T/ 

325°M radials. Excluding R–2403B when 

active. 

* * * * * 

V–305 [Amended] 

From El Dorado, AR; Little Rock, AR; INT 

Little Rock 039°T/039°M and Marvel, AR 

316°T/315°M radials; to Walnut Ridge, AR. 

From Cunningham, KY; Pocket City, IN; INT 

Pocket City 046° and Hoosier, IN, 205° 

radials; Hoosier; INT Hoosier 025° and 

Brickyard, IN, l85° radials; to Brickyard. 

Excluding R–2403B when active. 

* * * * * 

V–532 [Amended] 

From Fort Smith; Okmulgee, OK; Pioneer, 

OK; Wichita, KS, 014° and Salina, KS, 168° 

radials; Salina; to Lincoln, NE. 

* * * * * 

V–534 [Removed] 

* * * * * 

V–573 [Amended] 

From Will Rogers, OK; INT Will Rogers 

195° and Ardmore, OK, 327° radials; 

Ardmore; to Bonham, TX. From Texarkana, 

AR; INT Texarkana 037° and Hot Springs, 

AR, 225° radials; to Hot Springs. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

30, 2023. 

Karen L. Chiodini, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2200 Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AAL–27] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Revocation of Colored Federal Airway 

Blue 28 (B–28) in the Vicinity of Sitka, 

Alaska 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

revoke Colored Federal airway B–28 in 

the vicinity of Sitka, AK due to the 

pending decommissioning of the Sitka 

and Nichols Nondirectional Radio 

Beacons (NDB) in Alaska. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by FAA Docket No. FAA–2023–2200 

and Airspace Docket No. 22–AAL–27 

using any of the following methods: 


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